Leon Murphy
Sherwin Williams sponsored this post by giving me me all the paint I needed! It hearkens back to the days of elementary school yore with compasses and protractors. Find the center of the curve by measuring the distance between the two lines and dividing by two.
Tie one end of a piece of string to the thumbtack and measure out your specific distance.
When you pull the string taught the pencil should meet up with both ends of the lines. I’ve done it both ways, and I find it really tedious to tape the circles perfectly.
The surface I painted this mural on is raw plywood and MDF which meant that they needed to be primed first. I would prime an area and by the time I finished it would be dry and ready to paint! For my base I used Sherwin Williams Emerald interior paint. The colors I used in this mural are Knockout Orange, Blue Chip and Gusto Gold.
I picked out these colors in-store, but when I got home and put them up in my space they were way too dark (remember there low light!). After that, for each step outward I would cut my mixture with another 50% mix of white.
If you make a mistake, don’t wait until it’s dry, wipe it off while it’s still wet! Ok, now that I’ve talked your ear off about these arches, lets go check out the other designers!
